Climate Facts: Annual adaptation costs in developing countries could reach $300bn by 2030, says UN

The complexities of climate change and its associated jargon can make it difficult to digest. TheCable’s climate quick facts will help to demystify these climate concepts through easy-to-understand and straight-to-the-point explanations.

Here are some to keep at the tip of your fingers:

• The United Nations says about $16.8 billion – 21 percent of international climate finance goes to adaptation and resilience per year.
• Annual climate adaptation costs in developing countries are in the range of $70 billion but could reach $300 billion by 2030, the organisation said.
• Without adaptive measures, the number of people who lack sufficient water for at least one month per year will soar from 3.6 billion today to more than 5 billion by 2050.
• According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the number of days per year when temperature exceeds 35°C will increase by more than 150 days in many tropical areas by the end of the 21st century.
• From 1990 to 2019, research on Africa received just 3.8 percent of climate-related research funding globally. This, according to the IPCC has reduced adaptive capacity in the continent.